Posts by Bryan Hoffman
Text only Google+ share link
I don’t really care for the standard social media share links. It’s not that they’re ugly per-se, it’s that they rarely fit a design well. That they’re ubiquitous and nobody even notices the design faux pas doesn’t change nothin’ for me. So it’s text-links only! I thought as long as I’ve already got a Facebook…
Read MoreHow to make beer
[vimeo 74262716] Another illustrated masterpiece. About beer.
Read MoreIncrease upload file size on Media Temple (dv)
Are you having trouble increasing the maximum allowed file upload size on a site hosted on a Media Temple (dv) server? You’ve probably come across these instructions on Media Temple’s knowledgebase and are perhaps still having issues. After a quick tweet support session with @mediatemplehelp here’s what solved this exact issue I was having: You’re…
Read MoreCase Study: Website Design by Market Segment
One challenge we face time and time again is a client’s desire to feature everything on the home page. When a content manager has multiple departments feeding them content, the easiest solution is often to throw each item in the home page slider and call it good. This was a hurdle we overcame recently with…
Read MoreDeja Vu
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s&w=650] Another well illustrated video about an interesting subject manner. I’ll be patiently waiting for my next “already seen”. via @devour.
Read MoreThe Solar System
I love these well illustrated, informational videos. Especially when they’re about space. via @devour.
Read MoreInnovation of Loneliness
[vimeo 70534716 w=650] A thoughtful and fantastically illustrated look at loneliness and social networks.
Read MoreSwiftype: Better WordPress Search
It’s well known that the search functionality built into WordPress isn’t awesome. The Swiftype Search plugin changes that, improving on the default search in every way. Better relevance ranking, real analytics, manual overrides, and it’s fast. There’s a free version to get you started as well. This will be the search feature we use from…
Read MoreTribe Events Conditionals
I’ve used the Event Calendar Pro plugin on quite a few sites. They just released a totally re-written version of the code, which is mostly a good thing. But new code is still new code. Here’s a quick reference link for the plugin’s event conditionals: https://gist.github.com/jo-snips/2415009
Read MoreMeta box vs WordPress widget sidebars
Looking for opinions on using the standard WP sidebar vs meta boxes for ‘aside’ type info… I’ve got a current project in development that has a TON of pages, each with its own unique sidebar content. Rather than clog the WP widget area with hundreds of widget instances, I’ve chosen to use meta boxes for…
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